The H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in more herds of cows and infected one human in the past week, although health officials say the risk to humans is still low. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Friday that a person who had exposure to infected […]
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Winter weather may have arrived late this year, but winter diseases have been plaguing Israel for several months already, with concerning results. The hospitals are full to capacity, the wait in the emergency room sometimes takes as long as 15 hours, and many patients in at-risk groups have been admitted to intensive care units. In […]
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The rate of Israelis getting their annual shots against influenza is very low, apparently because they (and others around the world) are tired of the multiple vaccinations against COVID-19. As a result, more than 700 Israelis, including children, are now hospitalized due to flu complications, and some of them are even in intensive care. Now, […]
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As Israel is a crossroads for many millions of migratory birds flying from continents to the south and the north and back, it is – along with other countries of the Middle East and West Asia much of Africa, parts of Europe and Australia, Canada, Venezuela, and the US – at risk for the West […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning that the rapid spread of a highly contagious sub-variant of coronavirus could force US hospitals to start preparing for large numbers of hospitalizations. The health agency is concerned about the strain on the US health care system due to the combined impact of COVID-19 […]
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Recent times have seen a surge in illnesses, with individuals suffering from various winter ailments. From common colds to strep throat and the flu with high fevers, it seems that everyone is affected (and infected). Professor Alon Hershko, a board member of the Israeli Association for Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Director of the Internal […]
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The Israeli Cancer Association is reminding cancer patients, who have weakened immune systems, not to neglect their health during the Gaza War. Prof Eitan Friedman, a member of the research committee of the Israel Cancer Association (ICA) appears in a short Hebrew-language video urging cancer patients to get vaccinated against influenza and the new Moderna […]
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